Parents who misuse substances: Implications for parenting practices and treatment seeking behaviour

Drugs and Alcohol Today

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 9-16

  Huxley, Adam ^a   Foulger, Sarah ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Wilcox Psychological Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parental substance misuse; Parenting capacity; Protective factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993044065     PISSN: 17459265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17459265200800020     Document Type: Review

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